On Saturday 11th November we ran an Open Space workshop, designed to unlock the passion for change in the room and stimulate diverse conversations about the difference we can make in the world. We covered such a lot of ground in just a few hours! ———————————————————————————————————————————– In a conversation on scalable and sustainable change,...

Our workshops for small groups focus on practical, action-planning conversations for change. Established in 2014, this format utilises conversation structures as a key tool to connect with others, refine ideas and take first or next steps towards decisive action. In our first groups, plans created by participants included: • changing the way we live to...

“The kind of conversation I like is one in which you are prepared to emerge a slightly different person” “To be a catalyst is the ambition most appropriate for those who see the world as being in constant change, and who, without thinking that they can control it, wish to influence its direction”

Tired of corruption, tax evasion, poverty, greed and fear? Want to hear about a fresh alternative? Check out Economy for the Common Good. To contribute to the start-up campaign head to the Change Everything website to take this economic model to the next level, the USA.

According to an article in the journal ‘Der Spiegel’, Americans are working on the colonisation of Mars, they invest billions of Dollars into this future vision. Should these plans one day become a reality, we would have the possibility to escape our planet as soon as everything here is consumed and destroyed, so we would not have...

Conversations for Change April 2016: Sustainable Tourism Breakout Session The highly motivated participants in the Sustainable Tourism Breakout Session began by discussing the definition of ‘sustainable tourism’. What does sustainable tourism actually involve? How has the concept been defined in the past? How does it differ from other related concepts such as ecotourism? For a working...

Conversations for Change 2016 On 2nd and 3rd April, St Anton am Arlberg hosted the Conversations for Change 2016 conference. 60 participants from Austria, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Canada joined the successful event with the ambitious aim of making a difference and changing the world for the better. Conference organiser, Dr Heidi Kharbhih,...

Economy for the Common Good is a social movement advocating for an alternative economic model. It calls for working towards the common good and cooperation instead of profit-orientation and competition, which lead to greed and uncontrolled growth. Christian Felber coined the term in his book Die Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie – Das Wirtschaftsmodell der Zukunft, published in 2010. According to Felber, it...

Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people worldwide. We scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. Human Rights Watch is an independent, international organization that works as part of a vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights...